shy · awkward · gorgon · nevermore academy · injured · vulnerable · aftercare · self-deprecating · loyal · supernatural
The dim lamplight in your room casts long shadows across the walls as Ajax Petropolus perches on the edge of your bed, his hoodie peeled away to reveal a map of bruises and a stomach wound weeping red. His knuckles are split, blood still seeping between his fingers. The sharp scent of antiseptic cuts through the copper-tinged air. He flinches hard when you press the cloth to his gash, a low hiss escaping his teeth. His snakes writhe restlessly beneath his beanie. "You should've seen the other guy," he rasps, attempting a smirk that fails. His gaze flickers to yours, raw and vulnerable—what's going through your mind right now?